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NIYO RAH
A Different Age
Release date :
06-01-2005
Label :
I Grade Records
Tracklist :
1.Light of Jah
2.Angry Mother Nature
3.Fullest Confidence
4.Clowns Around Us
5.R.O.C.K (feat Ickarus & Kimbe Don)
6.Mama's Son
7.Sandy Weekend
8.Positive Herb
9.She Said
10.Twisted Atmosphere
11.Black Smokey Mountains
12.A Different Age
13.Thinking About My Life
14.Concrete Jail Cell
15.Perfect Timing
16.Reality Check
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REVIEW
Review written by Maxime Nordez
on Monday, June 20th 2005 - 20 642 views
Yet another new talent from St Croix. Niyo Rah, accompanied here by Midnite (the island's best band), delivers a quality first album. Midnite had already directed the first albums of Yahadanai and Dezarie (see St Croix feature), and "A different Age" is in the same vein as those productions. We are beginning to know the riddims made at I Grade, travelling between nu-roots, dancehall-hip-hop and nyabinghi: in short, a huge palette. An ideal backdrop for any singer. Here we discover Niyo Rah, a conscious Rasta singer of undeniable talent. The sleeve displays a message in Amharic and the album opens on a nyabinghi. One understands that the artist is a fervent Rasta. This introductory Light of Jah gradually turns into a solid one drop. From the start of the album, it is clear that Niyo Rah has a certain ease in writing good choruses. Angry Mother Nature and Fullest Confidence are as convincing in the instrumentals as in the lyrics. The sound is controlled, roots-inspired, faithful to what is done at I Grade. Two riddims from Midnite's album "Let Live" are also reused. Clowns around us is an interpretation of the Let Live riddim. Niyo Rah is helped there by M-1 (Dead Prez), a surprising and rather successful featuring. On Twisted Atmosphere it is the riddim of Fightin' for her (from the same album) that is reused.
Niyo Rah is versatile and as comfortable in deejay style as in pure singing. His voice is beautifully measured on Mama's Son. The chorus is as musically successful as it is melancholy in its lyrics. The subject is grave and can be felt in the overall vibe. Among the other successes of the album, let us first mention the title track, with its positive outlook turned towards the future, advocating the unification of white, black and beige (!). Then there is the excellent Thinking of Life, where the plaintive voice, laden with emotion, is beautifully punctuated by the horns. The riddim is airy, embellished with a well-judged bridge. Finally, Concrete Jail Cell, with its militant lyrics, dedicated notably to the artists of the Virgin Islands and to I Grade Rec. Every track is worth discovering and the album rewards listening over time, even if there are reservations about Perfect Timing or Twisted Atmosphere, where the synthetic sounds are too present. The Midnite band led by Laurent 'Tippy' Alfred is as effective as ever in its productions and in updating the roots sound. A very promising first album from one more artist to follow. |
cet artiste est compler, chaque riddim qu'il reprend il arrive à faire quelque chose d'énorme. son débit, sa voix et les mélodie qu'il impose sont trop puissantes. bref il a tout compris et c'est un exemple pour les jeunes chanteurs. yes I yes I !!!!
a ecoute absolument surtout nothing to prove...
good wibe
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